LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 65, 3 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A hundred boxes of butter wore shipped north by the Rarawa las.t night. ■ As a sign of early spring Mr. Alfred Howe, of Bell Block, yesterday brought into town a spray of peach blossom grown upon his property at Bell Block. At the present time three N >rvq»if«n whaling companies are operating with theiir 'bases in New 55mland, .'ail th sre is every prospect of « fourth comovnetn^. In addition to his -other ,> irtfolios, the Prime Minister has assume! charge of the Department of Industries and C(-m----merce, in place of :tho Hon. W Fiaso. The proposal to hold a military ball in the new Agricultural Hall has fallen flat, owing, it is understood, to the difficulty of securing a guarantee of expenses.

The. citizens of Xew Plymouth are invited to attend a free cookery demonstration by Mrs. Glcnnen in the lodge room of the Good Templar Hiall at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, and again in the evening at 7.30. Surfacemen throughout the Clifton County are to inform the council of all eases in which ,trees overhang the roads in contravention of the Act. This action •was taken as the result of a complaint by a .surfaceman. A most enjoyable euchre party and dance was held on TburaUy evening in tllo Carrington road school. Pr"//:s were won by Mrs. Gilbert <uid \L\ King. Dance music was supplied by Mrs. Kirs*. Miss Simons, Mrs. Lister. Mrs. Gilbert, and Mrs. Leighton. Mr. King made an efficient M.C. At the meeting of the Clifton County Council yesterday the proposal mooted by the Stratford County Council and other Taranaki •local bodies for the manufacture of concrete pipes was informally discussed, and it was decided, should the matter 'be seriously taken up, to suggest .the claims of Waitama as tire site for the factory, there being plenty of shingle available, w'bilst cement could be landed at the cheapest ; possible rates.

The North Taranaki Hunt Club's meet was held at Mr. L. .iennins' lioiuestead, Wa'itaira road, oil Thursday. The fine weather attracted a following of over sixty, in addition to a large number of visitors. The .hunt was a spliendid success, 'but then the club's meets in variably prove enjoyable. At the conclusion of the meet the hunt partook of the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.. Jennins. Thanks were returned on behalf of mem hers by the master, Mr. A. H. Ilaleombe. "One moment," interjected a councillor at the meeting of the Clifton County Council yesterday, interrupting a fellow councillor's peroration on the dangerous state of a low level bridge. "Does the water ever flow over the bridge?" "Xo: but it (lows under it,'' was the reply, whilst a ripple of laughter flowed round the council table. The interjecting enm-ci-llor explained that be knew of instances, in flood time, in which water die, rise above the level of low lev;! I

A propoisal to exempt plantal'o is fi.r shelter and timber purposes from ia\a tion came before the ('liftoil co*ur:''.l >r«f yesterday. The mailer was tire ited in ' rat-lier a casual way, one counei.'.-jr remarking that at present in his iiiitriet they were cutting down trees, not planting them. "Yes," retorted another 'n a more settled district, "and by .1 i.l 1-y you -will lie planting them." TV; ilia J seemed to appeal to the majority 0; tl:e councillors, who parsed a resolati >n approving of it, a query, "Would you rot I include .standing bush?" [rom all oi'trs'k 1 councillor, not being taken seriously . An inspired gentleman naaed J. A. Farrer,' of Ingleborough, Lnihwicr, Einland, Writes a I otter to "Tue Nation/' telling of the horrors attaehin-j t, compulsory training in New Z"isl:uul. Mr. Farreir says there have been 110 end of riots nnd damage and, various conflicts at Chr-i-stehnreh between the militarists and. anti-militarists; "just outside Wellington youths to tlw number of TOO stormed the military .barracks"; the education authorities in all parts of New Zealand have refused their grounds for training purposes; several leading 1 schools suffered severe damage from the cadet companies; many business people have sold up their businesses and kfl the country. Mr. Farrer does not wish to discourage emigrants to "so otherwise pleasant a country," but lie thinks that they ought "to go there with their eyes open." "This taihoa. polity in regard to bridges is no policy at afll. especially with regard to this bridge., which is liable to collapse without notice, giving <a sheer drop of 20ft. into the crock beneath," remarked Cr. Bower «.t the meeting of the Clifton County Council yesterday, when the Okau road was under •discussion. "A man takes his life in his hands •every time he goes along the road," lie emphatically declared. "On the main road though the bridges may bo bad they give a warning crack, but this 'bridge is so rotten that it would drop away suddenly, without any warning. The bridgo in question is a low level bridge, whioh was built some eight years ago of sawn bush timber, and has ishiec been raised by the addition of eighteen inches of sandstone." Cr. Bower also added tha.t he thought the Government wero not very -particular as to what class of bridge they erected to give access to Crown lands sold, and shortly after the road became a county road these bridges required renewing. The council decidivl to re-erect the bridge and also a culvert on the sam-o road.

Jiwt .now the Taranaki Education Hoard is experiencing considerable difficulty 'in getting certificated teachers. The trouble is accentuated by the thinning of tlie ranks of late by sickness and the twin evil, marriage! The male teacher is sought after in vain—the Board can get .twenty women teachors where only one man !e available. A contributing factor to the disinclination of men to apply for positions i» the fact Uiat the Education Department insists that first assistants in Grade I.V r . schools, which are the small schools, must be females. The Board has been trying to get the Department to remove this restrictdon. If an uncertificated teacher, Hew to the profession, i« put in sole charge of a school hj? is handicapped at the start through not knowing how to go about things. It would therefore be much more 'expedient, contends the Board, too give him tlve opportunity of taking up a 'in a Grade I\. sohol, whore the experience and direction of the hend t racher would stand him in good »te«d. Some idea of tiro shortage may be gl.'Vtied from the fact that, out of 32 aehooU in Grade TV., there are only three certificated teache.raj two of them holding only temporary appointments. . ll' IS THE RESOLVE to obtain the GMTUINE EUCALYPTI RXTRAOT which will procure for you a remedy of sterling value and will protect you from having your health injured by one of the many crude oils and so-called kxtrnets' which are p,'it;*ei! off by unscrupulous dealers as >-jna sv i;ood," "mI ivhv'h are, ammi. h> u: then tic very ;|epre.= . t!-.( h'»rt T' l " .'"H-iXCTTXSAWH i ■tk ■>'••• : ntr]v 'urir ■ ■ . -K:;p:nieoufi ru'jcf hx W»n-• i. .... feven, bronchial jifectious," great nnfiseptu' ti-". ■!■:< protect Ire-pi ".siitrc infection. Wounds, ulcers, f'l.p it -, (iprairit. .ire healed witf-.ut inHaniflion. SANDER'S EXTit.UT is enhj the highest Medical Authorities, una is unique in its effect; purity, reliability and safety nr* its able qualities. Thereiore, jet Ae GKNTTINE SANDER EXTRACT; insist if you have to, but get it,, and derivg the benefit.

Uii! Plimmer-Dcnniston theatrical company will stage "'Nobody's Daughter" and "Inconsistent Oeorge" at New' Plymouth on October 28 and if).

Iho Normanby Dairy Company prtid out lust year Is 3 5-llid for ttoe swiwon. Cheese was made. The number of »we supplying the factory was 1875 and sup* pliera 48.

Only I hive residents- motor car repairei. a chemist arid an undertaker—rctuse.l to sign a .petition for a motorino speed limit through High street. Bunt" mgford, lfens.

At i.e Aroha. in (he Thames district, a quarter-acre section , was sold recently or IIOJIO. This is the second section m Je Aroha which has realised that hguFp this year.

Ihe dredge I'arituhi has 'been doing exceptionally good work in the harbor during the past W( „, k . Both Thursday and 1-11 day she took out about five loads equal to about 2000 tons per day. ' Ngauriihoe was more active on Monday than for some time past. In the afternoon the mountain became completely obscured from view by the.density of smoke issuing from the crater.

fnstrui-iion in wireless telegraphy is to be undertaken at Cant.ci-burv College ami an application is to be made to the Government for permission to erect a small wireless station for the purpose.

During duly the fo „ mv% Taranaki estates ot deceased persons were certip wt:11 "l» <luty by live CJommissiomir or Stamps William Dingle £11467 George li.nkrell £724#, Jtobert Hielby

It is expected that lift'y men will be required lor the. erection of the Petroleum Uo.'h refinery. When the plant is m running order, the stall' employed will be about thirty Large numbers of men will be required for the drilling work, which is to be prosecuted with vigor.

Over mi inch 'more rain fell in Xcw Plymouth in July compared with the corresponding month of last year. The total lal! was 5.84 inches, and it was distributed over 14 wet days. The rainfall for .July. 1!)11, -was 4.58 inches. The maximum rainfall at New Plymouth during the month just ended was 1.«4 inches on the 15th;

It would seem that Greymouth is none too prosperous just now." A local paper remarks) that the district gaol is empty, and the gaoler s garden indicates a need of attention. ft infers that the conditions of the gaoler's garden serves as a reliable barometer to gauge the criminality of the district—the more weeds the less crime, and vice versa. Also the gieater the prosperity the more crime, because a greater number of criminals are attracted thither.

One of the biggest land deals which liavo been made in New Zealand for some time past luas just been in the north of _Aur-kland. Mr. ltichaavl Iveeiie, of VVrfling'ton, has within 'the last week or so acquired the whole of the big "Pa.ranga" estate of 80.000 acres, situau'd near Mangonui. and extending practically from wast to) const just south of Doulvtlcfis Bay. Mr. Kecne purchased tih>o estate from tile trustees of the Yates state—the patrimony left for the late Mr. Gustave Yates.

+i Sumk .>' le (l£L 7 se t apart by the Ivishop of the Anglican diocese of Auckland for collections to be mad'e in all the chui'<lies on behalf of the Maori Mission. Ihis mission has been very well supported in past years, especially by the people of St. Mary's, New Ply. mouth. .It is hoped that a very liberal respori.se. will be made" to the Bishop's appeal for funds. The vicar (Rev. A. 11. Colvile) will preach at -both services (11 and 7) in St. Mary's Church.

The following motions were carrcd at a conference of the Railway Officers' Institute in Dunedin yesterday That members of the service should be allowed to retire after having served 30 yea.m and still continue iwvmemits to the superannuation fund until' such lime, as they completed the period of time fixed by the present Act, when they should be. allowed to go on fund' -in the ordinary way; -that a similar benefit should be extended to members dismissed for a technical fault after having served 30 years.

The wedding of (lie engaged Tiny Jovvn couple, Miss llonkn and Mr. Arthur Huhl, will l)n an interesting event. It will' be celebrated whilst they are in Victoria. Chough the ceremony will not take place in public, in all probability the wedding breakfast will take place during the season at the Melbourne Hippodrome. In the absence of the bride's father, who is in Vienna, Mr. Tom Thumb, the Mayor of Tiny Town, will give the bride away. Tiny Town is coming to New Zealand shortly.

The journey over Mount Messenger lis undoubtedly n, Magnificent one from a. scenic point of viiew, ;iiul tiho tourist or traveller is certainly w.e4l repaid by a visit to this interesting locality, but to the se-Uler beyond, w.ho desires t-» get in his provisions and 1 necessaries in the shape of fencing material, grass seed, etc., a-iiil also tx> got out with his wool, •etc., it proves a'veritable bugbear, with its mwimle-ringf? over the beautiful mountain, particularly in the winter, when the mud is fa-irly prolific. It wiU, tliwofore bo pleading news to them to hear that steps aire being- taken to obviate this. The. matter was -biouglut up at last month's meeting of the Clifton County Council, wheat a,. resolution was passed urging on the Public Works Department the advisability of having a. deviation with a tunnel on the Mimi-Mokou read, in order' to avoid Mi. M'eswnfccr. At yesterday's meeting a reply, was read stating that th<? resrdent 'engineer (Ma*. Murray) lia<t already brought t}ie matter under notice, and nil authority had been issued to him to Pliable an engineer - ing survey to be carried out with a view to ascertaining definitely the best means of avoiding this bill, Mr. C. K. Wilson, M.P.. also referred to the matter, stating that he would push it on. if it ms thought advisable, after Mr. Murray's scheme was submitted. Couneillow remarked that, this was satisfactory so far. The services in the Whiteley Memorial Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Kev. .1. W. BurUn. The morning subject, will be, "A Man who was Missed," and in the evening the sermon will be on "''The Gospel sicßording to Tiolmau Hunt." The pen is mightier Mian the sword. Will tin* Massey Government be able to pull together n~ eomforlably and gracefully, v. ss Warner's -proof Corsets do? A\ r bane so.—New Zealand land.—Advt. WHOLE FAMILY STRICKEN DOWN 7 . "Influenza bad my husband, selJ and children all stricken down, 7 ' says Mrs. Minnie Titter, iSpringvale. near Wanganui. N.Z. '"We bad tried >everal so-called cures, but Chamberlain's (.'oiigh Remedy was (he means of ]mil!iig us riiilu ;ig:iin. I woiihl never think of being wilhoiifc a bulf;.' of Chamberlain's Cough li.-medv in (lie houve now in ca-e of emergency." Sold by all chemists and storekeepers. .i<ti:nisfi voui: house a bottle fo Dr. Sheldon's Magnetic Lininienl, and next time one of the family is injured., vnur foresight will be commended. No household should be, without this great pain-relieving, healing liniment. It is the most useful medicine you couid possibly keep for dailv emergencies. Absolutely guaranteed. Accept no substitute. Price Is Cd and 3s. Obtainablo everywhere.

Dr. \\ n Ting Fang, in addressing & gathering of journalists at, Shanghai, advised English models lor the Chinese press, adding that America allowed too much freedom, and Kussia too little.

The information recently published that hemp was realising £2O on the London market was received with satisfaction by mill-owners in the Manawatu, especially as preparations were being: made for re-starting this week.

, There has just been completed at Ebergassing a carpet which is said to be the largest in the world. We read that its dimensions are G2 metres by 40metres—that is, "201 ft by 130 ft. It has been fabricated for an American club nt a cost of £2OOO.

A simple accident resulted in Mr. Robert Morse, of Cambridge, sustaining, a fracture of the right arm. He was in the act of turning the handle of his motor ear for the purpose of starting the engine, when the handle flew hack and struck him on the arm, breaking tlm bone just above the wrist. A sightless criminal, with an incredible record, made his appearance before the' Hamilton Court on a charge of using obscene language. Accused became inebriated, created trouble, and on his way to the .police station used disgusting language. -Mr. Mason. J.!'., scathingly remarked on the person who supplied the blind man with liquor, and :-aid the casewas an extremely painful one, but on account of accused's remarkable record lie could not discharge him, so sentenced him to one month's imprisonment. In America "swat the l!y" campaign* are conducted vigorously, and every means is adopted to make the publi# realise the danger due to (lies. One poster issued last year in Boston announced that the possible descendants of one fly in one season numbered 195,312,500,000,000,000. It was explained that the female laid 120 eggs, and that these eggs took ten days to hatch and develop into a fully-fledged fly. In New Zealand, with a colder summer, the figures of the fly family would not be so imposing. It is estimated that fourteen days would be required for the eggs of a fly to hatch and develop.